But the Sunday Heraldreports that they are set to move out of their shared home in Barclay House next year to be replaced by Scottish video games maker Rockstar North, which is best known for the Grand Theft Auto franchise.

According to the report, which has not been confirmed by the publisher, new headquarters for the group and Scotsman Publications have yet to be found in Edinburgh.

The purpose-built base, understood to be built for £20m, was opened by the Queen in 1999 and was previously owned by the Barclay Brothers, who owned the Scotsman titles for 10 years.

But they sold the headquarters to Irish property magnate Lochlann Quinn less than a year after JP acquired the Scotsman group in January 2006.

The Herald reported that Rockstar was expected to sign the lease agreement for the building before Christmas and would move into it next year following alterations.

The building was designed by Edinburgh architects CDA and was built to coincide with the launch of the Scottish Parliament.

Johnston Press had not responded to requests for a comment at the time of publication.

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